ivillagegrinch's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.3
- Helpful Votes:828
- Reviews Submitted:55
- First Review:February 3, 2012
- Most Recent Review:September 12, 2025
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Awakening: The Skyward Castle Collector's Edition
Discover the fate of your exiled kingdom, save your people and end the ancient evil that started it all!
Overall rating
3
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5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Decent follow-up to Moonfell
PostedAugust 27, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is a visually stunning game, with only a few HOGs and several puzzles. Normally this would be fine, except that some of the reasoning behind the puzzles is so obtuse that you either have to hit the SKIP button or refer to the Strategy Guide.
I recommend this game!
Fairy Treasure
May the fairies be with you as your quest for the Fairy Treasure begins in this exciting brick buster!
Overall rating
3
/
5
6 of 10 found this review helpful
It's just an updated version of a brick-breaking game
PostedAugust 13, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
It's cute, it's easy, but all it is is just breaking bricks and freeing fairies with balls, or actually using balls to free fairies. Oh, the trouble we could get into if we phrase our reviews wrong! I probably won't get it because I've been playing these kind since Atari came out with Break-out in the 1970s, and to be honest, they were really cool then, but not now.
The Promised Land
Build a thriving colony in a vast wilderness teeming with surprises!
Overall rating
4
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Pleasant game
PostedAugust 12, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It's definitely like "Artist Colony" where you build your village after being shipwrecked, but it's an unhurried pace (except for a few quests). The only downside for me is the stupid "Angry Birds" part where you have to get rid of pirates. "Angry Pirates" is just very unlike the rest of the game, and it throws off the tempo and continuity.
Jo's Dream: Organic Coffee
Help make Jo’s dreams come true! Join her in a challenging journey to build a coffee shop. Learn to make different brews, take orders and manage staff!
Overall rating
4
/
5
36 of 42 found this review helpful
A fun TM
PostedAugust 1, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Youda Safari
(6)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
After reading the other reviews, I didn't think I would like it, either. However, since it's by the same company that gave us all of the Farm Frenzy games, it's not that bad. The music is irritating, but that's solved by turning the music off. In one part, you have to hire a barista, but I fired him immediately because the little slacker wanted a raise as soon as he started, and I just couldn't see paying him for the little bit that he did. I've made it to Friday the 13th (for which there is an award!), but have just purchased the game so I can continue playing it. They ARE, however, the messiest bunch of customers I've seen! They just leave their garbage on the table! I could see where 20% of the customers leave the garbage, so that the player has to pick up that mess, but not everyone is that messy.
I recommend this game!
Super Granny 6
As Super Granny enjoys a relaxing picnic with her furry companions, one of her precious kitties wanders off must be saved!
Overall rating
4
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5
47 of 53 found this review helpful
Hardest of the Super Granny games
PostedApril 26, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
For the most part, I LOVE the Super Granny games. This one, however, has some challenges that are almost impossible to pass without looking on-line for some help to surmount it. Overall, however, I've enjoyed it.
I recommend this game!
Shannon Tweed's Attack of the Groupies
Help Shannon Tweed-Simmons end the groupie invasion, before they get their hands on her man!
Overall rating
3
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5
30 of 36 found this review helpful
Plants vs Zombies, but lacking brains
PostedApril 24, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I really wanted to like this game because I enjoy watching the exploits of the Tweed-Simmons family on television, but this has very little of Shannon's charm or Gene's "larger than life" personality. All we have is a poorly drawn version of "Plants vs Zombies". I'm really on the fence if I want to spend the money to get it, so I'll probably wait until it's the Deal of the Day.
I don't recommend this game.
Campgrounds
Start your own business developing astonishing eco-friendly campsites, uncover a hidden artifact, and become the Campground Developer of the Year!
Overall rating
3
/
5
21 of 38 found this review helpful
If I was totally bored, I might play this
PostedApril 24, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is almost like any other "build it" game, except that it's a campground. The music is annoying, the graphics are just too dark to differentiate some of the items, and then to get hit over the head with the tree-hugging aspect was more than I wanted to deal with. I lasted about 15 minutes into the demo.
I don't recommend this game.
Life Quest 2
Move to Metropoville and begin a 12 step Life Quest program! Find a new rewarding career in this incredible Strategy game!
Overall rating
5
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5
79 of 106 found this review helpful
Life can be funny
PostedApril 2, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is just one of those games that caused a whole day to disappear, and then made me look at my family and tell them that they were on their own for dinner. Yeah, Bad Mommy Award.
In this game, you're starting with nothing, and are given these life goals to accomplish, and trophies to try and get (though, I did like the one for Shotgun Wedding). You have goals that you can pick, or they can be randomly picked for you. You can also earn Friend points by bailing someone out of jail.
This is a game that is hysterical from start to finish, and gets extra points from me because I can get a doberman from the pet store and a couple of stray cats...sort of like in real life. As in life, there really isn't a storyline -- you just create your own story as you go along.
I recommend this game!
Monument Builders: Titanic
Relive the great moments of the creation of the legendary Titanic and be a part of its incredible story!
Overall rating
4
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5
72 of 83 found this review helpful
Just like Monument Builders: Eiffel Tower
PostedMarch 27, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromCentral California
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
For starters, I normally turn off the music on games because they're so irritating. This one stays true to its' Irish roots by playing music from that era, so I really liked it and actually increased the volume.
Other than constructing a different object, it's exactly the same as the first game, but it's fun to read the little factoids about how the Titanic came to be, and is appropriate since we're close to the 100th anniversary of the sinking. You're chopping down trees, building scaffolds, directing traffic, repaving roads, etc. It's just a pleasant game, and I knew I was going to buy it even before I played the demo.
I recommend this game!
Grave Mania: Undead Fever
After the dead start to rise, Funeraria Loca sees their funeral parlor business go down the tubes! Find a new way to put them to rest!
Overall rating
5
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5
85 of 116 found this review helpful
Sally's Salon, but with a twist(ed mind)
PostedMarch 5, 2012
ivillagegrinch
fromFresno, Califoria
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Spooky Mall
(71)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
You just have to save the people of Pastryport from those nasty Zombies! Fill them up with the embalming fluid, set their bones, give them accessories...and send them to their final (we hope) resting place. If they don't want to stay dead? Whack 'em on the head!!
Is this rocket science or brain challenging? Heck no! This is just, good ol' fun with the emphasis on being warped.
I recommend this game!